appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
avow |
to assert or affirm. |
despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
lambent |
glowing softly. |
lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
limn |
to paint or draw. |
louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
sere1 |
dried up or withered. |